AWESOME! Congrats dude, that is going to be a BIG project, but it'll be worth it! I put in hundreds of hours restoring my sleek, and it was SO worth it. I get comments and gawkers wherever I go, while the people who blew $60-70k on a wakeboard boat don't even get noticed. IT WILL KICK ASS.

Can't comment on this one, but my 81 Shadow had a balsa transom. I'd be sure to check all the balsa in that boat...mine was balsa cored and WET...You may want to put it on a scale...

Agreed, my challenger is the same way. We rigged a 82 Shadow with a balsa transom as well, makes sense they all were

hey!

does anyone know what one of these boats runs with twin merc efi 250s on it? i just bought one that i will be building just like this one! my hull is in great shape so i will only need rigging and interior.

keep us posted on your progress!!!

Haven't done much because of the heat... Well that and my usual job kinda gets in the way. Today I went out and started grinding a few sections near the area where someone cut into the core with a saw. Wood is rotten/soaked in the surrounding areas. This prompted me to cut a 2 x 2 square from the other sponson an the wood couldn't have been any drier. So I'm not sure what to do. Should I keep cutting/cutting holes or just recore from the spray rail to the top of the tunnel? Either way I'm in for a chitty week.

get a moisture meter and check the boat

I'd like to see pictures of your boat.

It will probably run in the upper 70's with twin 250's.

Will the meter work through fiberglass? Whats considered acceptable?

I have used 1 once. It has a needle with percentages on it. If it's in the green (less than 17%?) it's good to go. The meter I used was made to go through fiberglass .

Thanks, I'll have to pick one up